15 And when he spake these words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and held my tongue.

16 And behold, [a]one like the similitude of the sons of man touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my Lord, [b]by the vision my sorrows are returned upon me, and I have retained no strength.

17 For how can the servant of this my Lord talk with my Lord being such one? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.

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  1. Daniel 10:16 This was the same Angel that spake with him before in the similitude of a man.
  2. Daniel 10:16 I was overcome with fear and sorrow, when I saw the vision.

15 While he was saying this to me, I bowed with my face toward the ground and was speechless.(A) 16 Then one who looked like a man[a] touched my lips, and I opened my mouth and began to speak.(B) I said to the one standing before me, “I am overcome with anguish(C) because of the vision, my lord, and I feel very weak. 17 How can I, your servant, talk with you, my lord? My strength is gone and I can hardly breathe.”(D)

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  1. Daniel 10:16 Most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text; one manuscript of the Masoretic Text, Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint Then something that looked like a human hand